TNAG-0891-FCO40-1101-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 170

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F1 FCO 191259Z JUN 79

TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 697 OF 19 JUN

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK

CALL ON UN SECRETARY-GENERAL BY GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG

PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO GOVERNOR,

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1. YOU ASKED FOR GUIDANCE ON WHAT YOU SHOULD SAY TO WALDHEIM SHOULD HE RAISE THE SUBJECT OF THE PRIME MINISTERS CALL FOR AN INTERNATION CONFERENCE ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, PLEASE ASK THE EMBASSY TO SHOW YOU THE LATEST EXCHANGE OF TELEGRAMS BETWEEN HERE AND NEW YORK, INCLUDING UKMIS NEW YORK TELNOS 621, 623 AND 630 AND FCO TELEGRAMS TO NEW YORK NOS 275 AND 276. THESE SHOULD PROVIDE YOU WITH MOST OF THE GUIDANCE YOU NEED, BUT THE SITUATION IS DEVELOPING ALL THE TIME AND YOU SHOULD ASK THE MISSION IN NEW YORK TO BRIEF YOU ON THE LATEST POSITION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE YOUR CALL ON THE SECRETARY GENERAL.

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